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October 2006 - Posts

Tuesday, October 31, 2006 4:48 PM

Diverse groups worry about media's word choices

Words have power to define groups, so many diverse groups are concerned about the terminology the media use when writing about them. Reporters might be misled by their own beliefs, in which they don’t even think to check the AP Stylebook because the offending
posted by BethHaller | 3 Comments
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 9:09 AM

People with disabilities as part of the diversity picture

When most reporters think of diversity, they think of ethnic groups, racial groups, or even sexual orientation groups. However, people with physical and mental disabilities are the largest group of people in a diversity category, accounting for about
posted by BethHaller | 1 Comments
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 1:52 AM

Are newsrooms diverse enough?

One of the most important things that one can see in the regular media is that everyone says that "they are really diverse". But, how diverse are newsrooms? Are they really diverse or do they just want to "appear" to be diverse? Many people should
posted by MarcoDominguez | 5 Comments